Horseshoe



July 10, 1923. 1,461,333

QJSOLTESZ HORSESHOE Filed May 14 .l 1921 Patented July 10, 1923.

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CHARLESSOLTESZ, vOIE NEW YORK, N. .Y., ASSIGNOR OF. ONE-HALF T JOSEF E.

ELADISH, OIF NEW YGBK, N. Y.

HORSESEOE.

Application filed May 14, 1921. Serial No. llf'lll` l0 the invention to provide the tread member of a shoe with a plurality of curved bodies having a lower corrugated ground-engaging face for preventing the animal from slipping upon bad roads, and an upper flat tread-engaging face allowing a convenient attachment of the tread member.

Another object of the invention is to' pro-- `vide a horseshoe of this character which is simple in its construction, inexpensive lto readily attached to the hoof of ari-animal or removed therefrom.

W'iththese and other objects in view my horseshoe consists of the novel construction i which is more fully described in the following specification and illustrated vin thev accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure,'and in which:

Figure l is a side elevation of a horseshoe *l constructed according'to the present invention and illustrating its adaptation to the hoof of an animal;

F ig. 2 is a top plan view thereof with one of the holder members swung out of its hoofengaging position; v

F ig. 8 is a bottom plan detail view of a toe part of the shoe;

Fig. 3a is a cross-section on line Srl-3a of Fig. 3;

l F ig. l is a side view thereof; l

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing a rubber toe part for use in summer; and

Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of a heel part of the'shoe.v

The body or tread member l0 of the horseshoe is provided on its lower or tread face with a toe member ll and the heel to which are attached the means for preventing the animal from slipping, particun Q n larly in winter upon bad roads, as for 1nstance the curved corrugated bodies 13 of..

somewhat semicrcular 'orvk rounded crosssection having a smooth or flat toe or heelV engaging lower face, and which are secured tothe toe or heel parts by means of eyes 14 fi" manufacture, and which is conveniently and parting plates '12,y

and a bar l5 provided with holes 16 fory the passage of the fastening screws or the like.

ln F ig. 5 a toe plate 13, preferably made of rubber and intended for summer wear, is illustrated which is adapted to be secured to the horseshoe in a manner similar to the plate i3. l

To the toe part 17 of the shoe the lower arm 18 of .a connection is secured with its lower end, and the free upper end of this connection is hingedly attached, as atl9, to the lower end of the upper arm 2O of thev connection.

The free upper 'end 4of the arm 2O carriesa sleeve 2l through the central bore of which a screw 22 is passed which also passes into the sockets 23 and 2dat the inner ends of a pair of curved holder arms 25 and 26 respectively provided with rubber lining 25 y Lrnd 26 at their inner edges, and vone end of the screw is provided with the usual head 23" embedded into the soclret 23. The outer ends of the/arms 25 and 26 are set oit as at 28 to form flat engaging'faces which are pivotally secured as at 29 to the upper similarly set olf and slantingv faces at the heel ends of the tread member l0.

Upstanding lugs 30 are provided at the outer side edges of the member 10 and provided with holes 3l for the passage of fastening means as screws or the like. f

While l have `described and shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that changes may be made in the general construction and minor details of my improved horseshoe without defrom the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

ln a horseshoe ,ofthe class described including a tread member, a plurality of curved bodies having a substantially semicircularcross-section, a. lower corrugated ground-engaging face on each of said bodies, and an upper fiat tread-engaging face, eyes on said bodies allowing the passage of'fastening means for fastening said bodies to said tread, and a cross-bar for strengthening said bodies.

ln testimony'whereof I have afliXed my'v signature.

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